Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD was a decisive event in the First Jewish-Roman War. It was followed by the fall of Masada in 73 AD. The Roman army, led by the future Emperor Titus, with Tiberius Julius Alexander as his second-in-command, besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been occupied by its Jewish defenders in 66 AD. The city and its famous Temple were destroyed in 70 AD. The destruction of the Temple is still mourned annually as the Jewish fast Tisha B''Av, and the Arch of Titus, depicting and celebrating the sack of Jerusalem and the Temple, still stands in Rome. Despite early successes in repelling the Roman sieges, the Zealots fought amongst themselves, lacking proper leadership.